The Impostors (1998)

Directed by

Stanley Tucci

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

R

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 71 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two out-of-work actors in the 1930s accidentally become stowaways on a luxury ocean liner. They try to stay hidden while causing chaos among the passengers and crew.

screwballnostalgicwhimsicallightheartedcomedicretrofast-pacedplayful

What happens

The Impostors is a 1998 American farce film, directed, written, and produced by Stanley Tucci, starring Oliver Platt, Tucci, Alfred Molina, Tony Shalhoub, Steve Buscemi, Hope Davis, Elizabeth Bracco, Lili Taylor, Michael Emerson, Allison Janney, Allan Corduner, Isabella Rossellini, and Billy Connolly. The film, in which Oliver Platt and Stanley Tucci play a Laurel and Hardy-like odd couple of out-of work actors, is set in the depression-era 1930s; indeed, the retro style of the film is a re-creation of 1930s screwball comedy. The opening silent sequence harks back to the golden days of silent film. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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